Schedule dates for your group with CCIDD Exec. Director. Write ccidd@cableonline.com.mx. When a date is set, send a nonrefundable $300 deposit to CCIDD to secure your dates. See web page for address, (Contact us). An invoice will be sent to you.

COSTS
CCIDD program costs as of September, 2006, are $60 per day per person. A $300 nonrefundable deposit is required to secure dates requested.

A $5 key deposit is asked of each person upon arrival; cash is recommended.

If the group goes to any archeological site or museum, participants pay entrance fees. Most are about $4.00. Many of our groups go to Xochicalco. Some go to the Cortes Palace museum near our Center during free time.

Sometimes the group may eat out at their own expense. We recommend planning ahead for this.

Shopping opportunities are provided with some of our partners and we are located near artisan markets. In visiting families in La Estacion and Cuentepec, the women will be selling their artisan items and some sell candy and flowers. Advise your group of these possibilities.

Tips for our staff are welcome at the end of the program. We ask that money be given collectively and not individually to our staff. This can be given during the final payment on the last day. Individuals can leave tips and/or the group as a whole may do so. Some groups decide to leave the key deposits as a tip. Tips are considered extra, not part of the cost. The staff is grateful for any donation as a sign of appreciation for their hospitality to you. They will need small change.

TRAVEL INFORMATION

1. Fly into Benito Juarez Airport (MEX) in Mexico City. From there you will travel by bus to Cuernavaca, about 2 hours.

2. Book your arrival flight planning to arrive in Mexico City between 11 am and 4 pm, if at all possible. This allows for arrival in Cuernavaca by 6:30 pm for the evening meal. Your group will be met by CCIDD staff as soon as you leave the immigration area. The Pullman bus leaves the airport every 30-40 minutes until 11:30 p.m. The bus is very secure and comfortable. Travel is through Mexico City and onto the 4 lane highway to Cuernavaca.

3. Booking your return flight please note: since it is 2 hours from Cuernavaca to the airport and you need to arrive two hours before your return flight, we suggest return flights be scheduled between 11 am and 4 pm. The earliest return flight that you can make is at 7:30 AM. Buses leave Cuernavaca for the airport every 30-40 minutes beginning at 3:40 AM. 4. As soon as you know your flight schedule, please e-mail it to us at ccidd@cableonline.com.mx . We will adjust the first day schedule depending upon your arrival.

5. Immigration and Customs form. You will receive these forms on the plane and they need to be completed with our address: Street: Francisco Leyva # 39, City: Cuernavaca; State: Morelos.

Travel from the airport to Cuernavaca
When your flight arrives in Mexico City, CCIDD staff will meet and accompany you to Cuernavaca. After getting your passports stamped, proceed to find your luggage and go through immigration. When you leave the immigration area, look for the CCIDD sign and staff. One or two from our staff will be waiting for you. They will purchase your bus tickets upon your arrival. In Cuernavaca other staff members will meet the group with CCIDD vehicles to get you to the Center, about a 10 minute drive.

PASSPORTS
As of January 2007 US citizens will need a passport to enter Mexico.

PARTICIPANT REGISTRATION FORMS
When you have the final number of participants we will email you a Participant Registration form requesting names, age, health and dietary information. We would like information for all guests regarding health and diet needs so we can meet all needs and help make our guests comfortable. Our kitchen staff can provide many options for vegetarians, vegans, or food allergies. The age info helps us in our planning of the program. It is important to know gender to plan room arrangements.

Participant PLANNING Info sheets WHAT TO BRING , A FEW Q & A, DONATIONS These pages will be sent as plans are made for your group. They are also on the web page under Form a Group. These pages can be duplicated and distributed in your prep gatherings or advised to access them on the CCIDD web page.

DONATIONS
A separate page is available regarding financial donations. See web page (Donations or Form a Group).

Some groups plan to bring items with them. We recommend these be small items, such as packets of vitamins, pencils/pens, crayons/markers, tooth brushes, combs, decorative items from your locale, useful items for a home, decks of cards, dice etc.. Please do not bring candy for children. School notebooks need to be specific for different schools and grades. These can be purchased here. Support the local markets! Some groups do fundraising for the trip and have extra as donations for groups whom they meet. Donations can be left in our contingency fund and distributed later to groups here.

Your donations are most welcome! Thank you for all you are able to share with those here in the Cuernavaca area.

FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, DO ASK US! Thank you!
Sister Kathy Long OP D. Min., CCIDD Executive Director